This is the last post in my series From Trainee to Volunteer relating the trials and tribulations transitioning from Peace Corps’ Trainee to Peace Corps’ …
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From Trainee to Volunteer 3: Expectations and living under pressure
This is the 3rs post in the series From Trainee to Volunteer [See the others here: Swearing in, Site, and Goals]. This one is all …
From Trainee to Volunteer 2: Peace Corps Goals
PC | Rwanda is trying something new with our cohort of Health volunteers [He10] called site goals. In theory, PC and Health center staff work …
From Trainee to Volunteer 1: Site announcement, first visit, and first week
I touched on the fact that I wasn’t altogether happy with my site back when we had the announcement. I didn’t pitch a fit, cry, …
Spaghetti with tomato sauce: Cooking in the Corps 1
Welcome to my first post in the series called Cooking in the Corps. By the end of the series, there will be [hopefully] a collection …
Swearing in
On Tuesday August 14, 2018 despite any reservations anyone may or may not have had, I, along with 22 others was sworn in as a …
Learning a language that will never be used again
One week later… On our second day in Rwanda, our group of 24 trainees was split into six groups, and I sat beside three other …
Other duties as required
‘Other duties as required’… it’s a phrase I’ve always hated–that very vague part of the job description where an employer can ask to to do …
By the numbers: One
This post is a little different than previous posts as I am currently visiting my future home. I thought I would quantify my experience in …
Wait, you’re still not a volunteer?
Wait, you’re still not a volunteer? Ahhhhh, PST…Pre-Service Training. I refer to it as Boot Camp, and our instructors take every opportunity to re-enforce that …